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discount(disregard, blow, misunderstand, misread, overestimate)
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disfigure(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
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disregard(verb, blow, misunderstand, misread, overestimate)
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divert(verb, spoil, corrupt, deprave)
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doctor(verb, change, twist, spoil, alter)
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dogmatize(misunderstand, overestimate, underestimate, miscalculate)
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drop the ball(expression, idiom, disregard, misunderstand, misread)
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fail(verb, damage, spoil, confuse, mistake)
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fake(verb, change, twist, spoil, alter)
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fall down(expression, fail, blow, blunder, fumble)
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flounder(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
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flub(fail, damage, blow, spoil, blunder)
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fluff(verb, err)
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fluster(verb, confuse)
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fudge(verb, change, twist, spoil, alter)
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fumble(fail, damage, blow, spoil, mess)
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get one wrong(expression, idiom)
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get signals crossed(verb, expression, idiom, confuse, mistake)
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get signals mixed(verb, expression, idiom, confuse, mistake)
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get the wrong end of the stick(verb, expression, idiom, mistake, misunderstand)
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